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Thats a long time. but how does work go? cest la vie? kay serra. im doing it. >> hill was recently reacquainted with this 35-year-old who transferred to santa rosa from another prison. the two men met 18 years earlier when bernie was first incarcerated. >> jack always been there for me. been like a big uncle. >> and here all we have is each other. were family. were family. >> as far as race, black, white, you know i got a natural life sentence. i got too much on my mind to worry about hating a w...

Hes serving five years for armed robbery, burglary, and drug possession. >> i been in that cell for 14 months, you know what im saying? now 18 months. i get tired of being in that cell all the time. it was nice to come out. its got its ups and downs. i was nervous coming to prison. first time, 19 years old. its scary, but i was nervous. didnt know what to do, how to act. >> hes a young inmate, and it seems like hes still trying to find his way. he does act out a little bit on occasion to other i...

It could be retaliation that probably holds him for a long time. >> everetts classification as a gang member has also cost him his spot on the restricted labor squad. >> left, left, left right, left right, right left. right left. >> this morning, the squad is headed somewhere other than the farm. >> were in whats called the dog run, in between the two outer fences that surround the perimeter of the institution. we come in here once every week or two weeks. we come in here, get all the weeds out,...

And im like my dad says them all the time. and with him being so much older than me if he feels like he can help me hes going to give me his opinion. you know what im saying? whether or not i take that sometimes i dont want to hear it. you know what im saying? i dont want to hear it. >> and im not his father, so i cant tell him what to do. its simply up to him whether he want to or not. so thats why i cant force that issue. now if he was my son, id tear his little butt up. coming up. >> in my ...

He and three others brutally attacked another inmate. >> he lost a lot of blood, so thats why they had to airlift him out. he never did nothing to me at all. i had nothing against him. i had no right to do what i did. >> mchellon has dedicated himself to teaching parker a better way to do time. >> hes more or less like a son figure to me. but at the same time i know im not his father. he has his own mother and his own father, but right now hes more or less in my care. im concerned about him in t...

Consequences like a man. >> the inmates use tools that could easily turn into deadly weapons and lead to escape. so security measures are designed to prevent that in no uncertain terms. >> its always very controlled. the officers are armed with shotguns and stay on the outskirts, 20 yards away from them. theyre 12-gauge shotguns and they have buckshot in them. if they do breach that distance, theyll be told to stop. if they keep on going, we can use deadly force. >> all the inmates in the restri...

About 18 months. i get tired of being in that cell all the time. it was nice to come out. its got its ups and downs. i was nervous coming to prison. first time, 19 years old. i wasnt scared but i was nervous. didnt know what to do, how to act. >> hes a young inmate, and it seems like hes still trying to find his way. he does act out a little bit on occasion to other inmates. he doesnt want to be bullied around. you know. being a little bit smaller guy hes trying to establish where he is, i guess...

Gives a day-to-day routine thing. you would think that it becomes monotonous, but you always find yourself walking around checking locks, looking for tools. its almost like a installed paranoia. youre never completely safe in prison on either side. i grew this facial hair on my face first off because inmates are not allowed to in florida department of corrections. and if ever i was to be taken hostage and swapped out with a uniform i would hope the snipers would know not to shoot me. >> at flori...

Reacquainted with sheldred bernie, a 35-year-old who transferred to santa rosa from another prison. the two men met 18 years earlier when bernie was first incarcerated. >> jack always been there for me. been like a big uncle. >> and here all we have is each other. were family. were family. as far as race, black, white, you know i got a natural life sentence. i got too much on my mind to worry about hating a whole race of people. if im going to hate, im going to hate one son of a bitch at a time,...

The oldest inmates to work in the fields. his 20-year-old cell mate scott parker is one of the youngest. hes serving five years for armed robbery, burglary, and drug possession. >> i been in that cell for 14 months, you know what im saying? now 18 months. i get tired of being in that cell all the time. it was nice to come out. its got its ups and downs. i was nervous coming to prison. first time, 19 years old. its scary, but i was nervous. didnt know what to do, how to act. >> hes a young inmate...